HPE/SLM NEWS & NOTES

Volume 10 Issue 1

September 2005

N. Williams & L. Dudley, Editors

EMAIL! Important PE/SLM

course, registration, and policy information will now be disseminated to PE and SLM majors by ECSU email. Students must access their East- ern email on a regular basis. Unfortunately, Eastern’s email system does not forward or re- direct its messages to other accounts so stu- dents must log on di- rectly to their ECSU

accounts.

Special items of interest: • HPE Faculty Promotions

• Registration Spring 2006

• CTAHPERD Conference

• CPRA & NEACSM Conferences

• Repeating Courses

• Graduate News

• Certification Checklist

The Physical Education and Sport Leisure Management Majors’ Club

Congratulations to the new PE & SLM Club Officers, duly elected on September 13th. Lauren Veneziano ­ President Kenneth Dustin ­ Vice President Laura Tignonsini ­ Recorder Patrick Stone ­ Treasurer

More than 50 students attended the first meeting and the club will meet regularly throughout the year to plan events and activities. Dr. Robert Horrocks is serving as the club’s advisor.

The purpose of the majors’ club is to give students the opportunity to participate in community service, network with other

peers and professionals in the field, provide mentoring to new members of the major, and have a voice in the major programs. Peer tutoring is also being discussed as another way the club can help students.

To participate, PE or SLM majors should just go to a meeting or contact the officers. Pro­ fessional Development Points are available.

HPE 361 Class Goes for a River Scramble In keeping with public school physical education’s changing focus from team sports to appropriate adult lifetime sport pursuits and activities, the HPE 361 class went on a river scramble on May 3, 2005. The 23

students explored a half-mile of the Mt. Hope River in 70° air temperatures and much colder water. All of the students sur- vived the adventure, and although there were a couple of bruised shins along the way, everyone managed to enjoy the day and learn from the experience. There is more to physical education than basketballs, footballs, and volleyballs...we have to continue to explore all of the possibilities. Check out the poster photo in the Sports Center Hallway Gallery.

FACULTY PROMOTIONS

In the Spring 2005 term, several faculty were awarded tenure and/or promoted: Dr. Charlie Chatterton: tenured Dr. Darren Dale: promoted to Associate Professor Dr. Tonia Van Staveren: promoted to Associate Professor/tenured

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ADVISEMENT FOR

SPRING 2006 REGISTRATION

Spring 2006 registra- tion will begin, if you can believe it, in early October. As in the past few years, regis- tration advisement

will be conducted in group sessions.

Please check your ECSU email for

groups, dates, and times.

Taking PRAXIS II?

Try looking at the website:

www.pepraxis.com

The site has lots of sample

multiple-choice questions (with

answers) and other study materials and aids. Many of these questions actually

appear on the PRAXIS II test. The site is free!

Returning Faculty Ms. Mary Chalupsky, Dr. Charlie Chatterton, Dr. Darren Dale, Ms. Lisa Dudley (secretary), Dr. Michael Gerich, Dr. Frank Hendrick, Dr. Robert Horrocks (chairperson), Dr. Darren Robert, Dr. Dan Switchenko, Dr. Nanette Tummers, Dr. Tonia Van Staveren, Dr. Neil Williams and Dr. Biff (associate executive chairperson, pictured to the right) are all back at Eastern this fall.

GRADUATE NEWS Many of our recent graduates have gotten full­time jobs for the upcoming year. These are just a few of the ones we know about:

Lauren Proniewych (2005) is teaching physi­ cal education and health at Centereach High School out on Long Island in New York (living proof that it’s possible to get recipro­ cal certification with your CT teacher cer­ tificate).

Jenny Estes Lussier (2005) is teaching physi­ cal education and health in Chaplin, CT. She claims, “I even have my own office, shower & bathroom facilities and a refrig­ erator. How exciting! It’s such a small school system; the majority of my classes will have 12­15 students.” Jenny, always one of our top students, also had job offers from two other schools in the area.

Jaime Katusha (2004) wrote to say she’s teaching health and physical education at New Milford High School and living in New Preston.

One of the common threads in all three of these positions is that health cross­ endorsement was a required component of the job descriptions, so please plan your studies accordingly.

Phil Stevens (1996) was selected as the CTAHPERD Outstanding Young Professional in 2004. He recently wrote to us: “I’m in my 6th year teaching PE at Center School in Willington. I just finished my sixth year degree in educational administration at UConn.” Phil is also the goalie coach for the ECSU men’s soccer team.

DID YOU KNOW? Amanda Barry (2005) is one of the Connecticut volunteers dispatched by the Red Cross to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Barry, who re- cently graduated from ECSU with a degree in sport and leisure management, was sent to Hous- ton’s Astrodome. She agreed to write home regularly about her experiences. Her letters were being published in the Hartford Courant as fea- ture stories. These were written with compas- sion, love, warmth, and insight. We’re proud to have her as one of our graduates. Amanda Barry will be talking to PE & SLM majors on Monday, October 3rd at 3:00 pm, Webb 110.

Colleen Devine (2007) is taking the current se- mester abroad in the Czech Republic. She is traveling to a different country every weekend, teaching physical education in an international school on a part-time basis, and taking four

courses taught in English. Her emails describe her visits to everything from WWII Nazi detain- ment centers to medieval castles to thermal heal- ing spas.

Ashley Gomes (2007) will be spending the Spring 2006 semester in England, attending Lon- don Metropolitan University and taking courses toward her degree in sport and leisure manage- ment.

Dan White (1984) was recently appointed as Principal at Chaplin Elementary School in Chap- lin, CT. He had a distinguished career as a physi- cal educator before making the change to admin- istrative work.

Biff, outside his office.

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FIRST AID?

HPE 075 (First Aid Certification) is the very last requirement met by

almost all of our physical education majors. Why? We

don’t know...but we do know that at least ten students each year are forced to wait for their degree for one or more semesters because

they haven’t taken care of this small obligation

on time.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER CERTIFICATION CHECKLIST

Students who plan to pursue teacher certification in physical education need to be aware of the following criteria and requirements that apply to the process. Teacher candidates: Must have a 2.7 GPA overall to be admitted to the teacher education program. Must accumulate an average of 10 professional development points each

semester beginning with the semester a student first registered for a major course; the PDPs qualify students for admission to the teaching seminars, HPE 441 and 445, prior to student teaching.

Must pass PRAXIS I, preferably by the end of the sophomore year. Must be admitted to CARE prior to student teaching (PRAXIS I and 2.7 GPA

are the minimum requirements). Should pursue a plan of study for a health education cross-endorsement. Must complete all of their other coursework prior to student teaching. Must pass PRAXIS II to qualify for the initial educatior certificate; PRAXIS II is

usually taken during the student teaching experience. Should investigate reciprocal endorsements in other states; almost all the states

recognize the CT initial educator certificate as valid. Must apply for Student Teaching. The application can be found on the education

department website.

Student Teaching Dr. Darren Robert is continuing his lead­ ership role as coordinator for HPE student teaching. Please contact him with your questions. For Spring 2006 student teach­ ing, students must apply to CARE by Oc­ tober 1, 2005. The basic entry require­ ments are a minimum 2.7 GPA and pass­ ing scores on all three components of PRAXIS I. Third year students should have already taken PRAXIS I. If you have­ n’t passed PRAXIS I by now, it’s probably too late to qualify for Spring 2006. CARE Applications can be picked up at the Edu­ cation Department on the first floor of Webb Hall.

CARE Policy: 1999: studentsmay not apply to CARE unless they have in hand a 2.7 GPA and passing scores on all three components of PRAXIS I. 1100 SATs exempt students from PRAXIS I.

Students must complete their Stu­ dent Teaching Preference form by October 7th. The forms can be found on the Education website. The actual placements for physical education stu­ dent teachers have been “out­sourced” to the Education Department.

Student Teachers for Fall 2005

Fifteen ECSU physical education majors will be doing their student teaching dur­ ing the Fall 2005. They will spend seven weeks at an elementary school and seven weeks at a middle or high school. Student teachers for the fall are: Sean Austin, Cassandra Busque, David Colasanto, Kristen Colasanto, Christopher Farrell, Jillian Gardner, Trina Gustavson, Christopher Mader, Rolando Navarro, Michael Nuzzolillo, Michael Pietruszka, Nicole Swantee, Megan Taylor, Andrew Visconti, and John Wetherell.

Health Cross­Endorsement/Certification

Students who receive a Connecticut Teach­ ing Certification in physical education may also receive a “cross endorsement” in health education. The HPE Department offers a Health Minor and that goes a long way to­ ward satisfying the state’s threshold require­ ments for the cross­endorsement.

We are alerting students about this cross­ endorsement in order to increase their mar­ ketability when they are job hunting. These days, it seems that almost all public schools

want their physical educators to be cross­ endorsed for health. SeeGraduate News, p. 2. Sheets explaining the process are available in the Sports Center Main Office.

Please remember that PSY 203 Team Building is a second (and very popular) option for satisfying the required group dynamics course for this endorsement. It’s usually taught in the spring term by Dr. Wendy Everton from the PSY Department.

NEW POLICY FOR REPEATING COURSES

The University Senate has voted to reduce the number of courses students may re­sit for a new grade. The number has been changed from FIVE to THREE. For the first three repeats, the old grade “disappears” and the new grade stands in its place. For any subsequent repeated courses, both grades will stand. Courses may not be re­sat unless the origi­ nal grade is C­ or lower. This new policy apparently applies to ALL students who have not already used the three repeats.

HPE/SLM Faculty

Dr. Charlie Chatterton 465­5183, Sports Ctr. 240 Dr. Darren Dale 465­0190, CFDRC Room 215 Dr. Mike Gerich 465­0074, Sports Center 220B Dr. Frank Hendrick 465­0068, Sports Ctr. 247B Dr. Robert Horrocks (Chair) 465­5168, Sports Ctr. 227 Dr. Darren Robert 465­5184, Sports Ctr. 244 Dr. Daniel Switchenko 465­5186, Sports Ctr. 246 Dr. Nanette Tummers 465­0061, Sports Ctr. 247B Dr. Kerri Tunnicliffe 465­0227, Sports Ctr. 220A Dr. Tonia Van Staveren 465­5175, Sports Ctr. 237 Dr. Neil Williams 465­5170, Sports Ctr. 243 Lisa Dudley (Secretary) 465­5371, Sports Ctr. 230

November 17 & 18, 2005 Radisson Hotel & Conference

Center, Cromwell, CT

Please plan to attend. See your instructors for details.

Disney College Program Monday, October 10th

5:00 pm Media Building 145

Contact Career Services for more Information

Faculty Professional Development Activity

Just as we expect students to be active in their profession, HPE faculty are also required to participate in professional development activity:

Dr. Nanette Tummers had a busy summer. She: worked on a summer curricu­ lum grant for our Health Education Seminar (HPE 448); completed a six­week meditation and relaxation pilot program at the Next Step Perception House for women in recovery; completed a six­week after­school yoga program for at risk students at Windham High School; attended a yoga and meditation workshop at Kripalu in Massachusetts; published two articles titled “Connecting the Mind and Body” in Wellness & Fitness Entrepreneur and Personal Fitness Professional; had two articles accepted for future publication:

• “Yoga and Health at Every Size” in the peer reviewed Health at Every Size Journal

• With Dr. Darren Dale: “What To Wear When Exercising In The Heat” in the ACSM Fit Society Newsletter;

and, best of all, adopted an Australian Cattle Dog: Augustus.

Dr. Daniel Switchenko has made several keynote speaking presentations thus far this fall. He recently gave presentations at the following locations: North­ western Regional High School, Winsted, CT; Westwood High School, West­ wood, MA; Auburn High School, Auburn, MA; Cheshire Academy, Cheshire, CT; Quaboag Regional High School, Warren, MA; Hand High School, Madison, CT; Holliston High School, Holliston, MA. The topics included: The Effect of Sub­ stance Abuse Upon Academic Athletic Performance; Leadership; Ingredients for Success.

Dr. Neil Williams was a guest lecturer and visiting scholar at St. Martin’s Col­ lege in Ambleside, England, in May 2005. He visited the College under their Distinguished Visiting Scholar Scheme during the summer term 2005. Williams taught on their BA (Honors) degree (with Qualified Teacher Status) on aspects of American Sport, Gender in Sport and Philosophy of Teaching PE. He also participated in outdoor leadership and navigation activities with the Outdoor Studies students and faculty.

CT Recreation

& Parks

The annual CRPA Annual Conference will be held in

Hartford on November 21 & 22, 2005. You can learn more about

the conference by going to www.crpa.com. It’s an interest-

ing opportunity for Professional Development points.

CTAHPERD Conference

Nothing Gold Can Stay “Nature's first green is gold,

Her hardest hue to hold, Her early leaf's a flower;

But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf.

So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day.

Nothing gold can stay.” Robert Frost

NEACSM Conference

Providence, RI November 10 & 11, 2005